Provo, UT Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Legal July dates
- July 2-5 and July 22-25, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. (midnight on the 4th & 24th)
- Restricted area
- East foothills / Y Mountain (east of Timpview Dr, north of Canyon Rd)
- Parks
- Banned in all city parks except 13 designated parks
- Penalty (timing/area)
- Infraction, fine up to $1,000 (UC 53-7-225(4))
- Penalty (illegal fireworks)
- Class B misdemeanor (UC 11-3-11)
Summary
Provo allows Class C (state-approved) fireworks on the dates and hours fixed by Utah Code 53-7-225, but bans discharge in the east foothills and most city parks because of wildfire hazard. Discharge outside the legal dates/times is a state infraction with a fine up to $1,000.
A person may not discharge a division 1.4G common state approved explosive in the state except as follows: (a) between the hours of 11 a.m. and 11 p.m., except that on July 4 and July 24, the hours are 11 a.m. to midnight: (i) beginning on July 2 and ending on July 5; and (ii) beginning on July 22 and ending on July 25; (b)(i) beginning at 11 a.m. on December 31 and ending at 1 a.m. on the following day... (c) between the hours of 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. on January 1; and (d) beginning at 11 a.m. on the Chinese New Year's eve and ending at 1 a.m. on the following day. ... A person is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, if the person discharges a division 1.4G common state approved explosive: (a) outside the legal discharge dates and times described in Subsection (3); or (b) in an area in which fireworks are prohibited under Subsection 15A-5-202.5(1)(b).
Full Breakdown
Utah Code 53-7-225 supersedes any local provision on when fireworks may be sold or discharged, so Provo cannot move the calendar. m. Dec. m. Jan. on Jan. the next day. 5(1)(b), a municipality may prohibit discharge in mountainous, brush-covered, or wildland-urban-interface areas with hazardous environmental conditions. Provo uses this authority to close its eastern foothills (Y Mountain area, east of Timpview Drive/north of Canyon Road) and to bar fireworks in all city parks except thirteen designated parks (Sertoma, Exchange, Fort Utah, Sunset View, Provost, Kiwanis, Franklin, Carterville, Lakeview, Maeser, Rotary, Riverview, Spring Creek). The city publishes an official Fireworks Discharge Restricted Area map through Provo City GIS.
Violations & Fines
Discharging a Class C explosive outside the legal dates/times in Subsection (3), or inside a prohibited hazardous area under 15A-5-202.5(1)(b), is an infraction punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 (Utah Code 53-7-225(4)). Selling or using unauthorized (illegal/aerial) fireworks is a class B misdemeanor under Utah Code 11-3-11.
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